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Gondwana (/ ɡ ɒ n d ˈ w ɑː n ə /) [1] was a large landmass, sometimes referred to as a supercontinent.The remnants of Gondwana make up around two-thirds of today's continental area, including South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Zealandia, Arabia, and the Indian Subcontinent.
This was the third explosion in Bangladesh within a week after explosion at an oxygen plant in Sitakunda and another building on Dhaka's Mirpur Road. [4] Similar explosions have occurred in the last two years in Bangladesh, most notably the blast inside a four-storied Moghbazar building that resulted in the collapse and abandonment of the building.
The collapse of Rana Plaza was a major turning point in the Bangladesh garment industry. It led to widespread protests and calls for better safety standards. [17] In the aftermath of the disaster, the Bangladesh government passed a new law that requires all garment factories to be inspected by a government-approved agency. [18]
The Indian subcontinent was formerly part of Gondwana, a supercontinent formed during the late Neoproterozoic and early Paleozoic. [7] Gondwana began to break up during the Mesozoic, with Insular India separating from Antarctica 130–120 million years ago [36] and Madagascar around 90 million years ago, [37] during the Cretaceous.
Inside Bangladesh it’s being dubbed a Gen Z revolution – a protest movement that pitted mostly young student demonstrators against a 76-year-old leader who had dominated her nation for decades ...
(Reuters) -Bangladesh is on the boil again with close to 100 people killed on Sunday as protesters, calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, clashed with security forces and ...
Gondwana fragmented as these continents drifted apart at different velocities; [9] a process which led to the opening of the Indian Ocean. [ 10 ] In the late Cretaceous approximately 100 million years ago , and subsequent to the splitting from Gondwana of conjoined Madagascar and India , the Indian plate split from Madagascar and formed Insular ...
The tunnel collapse trapping workers occurred in a highly sensitive Himalayan ecological zone. Uttarakhand tunnel: Why its collapse is a startling wake-up call Skip to main content